Parallel Verses

Amplified


“Who put God in charge over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?

New American Standard Bible

“Who gave Him authority over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?

King James Version

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

Holman Bible

Who gave Him authority over the earth?
Who put Him in charge of the entire world?

International Standard Version

Who entrusted the earth to him? Who made him responsible for the entire inhabited world?

A Conservative Version

Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who has disposed the whole world?

American Standard Version

Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?

Bible in Basic English

Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?

Darby Translation

Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?

Julia Smith Translation

Who committed to him the earth? and who set up the habitable globe all of it?

King James 2000

Who has given him charge over the earth? or who has laid on him the whole world?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Who gave him charge [over the] earth? Or who laid on [him] [the] whole world?

Modern King James verseion

Who has given the earth as a deposit with Him? Or who has set the whole world in order?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Who ruleth the earth in his stead? Or whom hath he set to govern the whole world?

NET Bible

Who entrusted to him the earth? And who put him over the whole world?

New Heart English Bible

Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?

The Emphasized Bible

Who set him in charge of the earth? Or who appointed him the whole world?

Webster

Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

World English Bible

Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?

Youngs Literal Translation

Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
over the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

Context Readings

Elihu Asserts God's Justice

12
“Surely God will not act wickedly,
Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
13 
“Who put God in charge over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?
14
“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:11

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion and kingdom, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

Job 36:23


“Who has appointed God His way,
And who can say [to Him], ‘You have done wrong’?

Job 38:4-41


“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.

Job 40:8-11


“Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void?
Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?

Proverbs 8:23-30


“From everlasting I was established and ordained,
From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed].

Isaiah 40:13-14


Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or has taught Him as His counselor?

Daniel 4:35


“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing.
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth;
And no one can hold back His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

Romans 11:34-36

For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been His counselor?

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